The Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) is an autonomous, grant-in-aid research institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. It was established in 1946 by the Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science as MACS Research Institute and renamed as ARI in 1992 in honour and memory of its founder Director, late Professor Shankar Purushottam Agharkar. It conducts research activities in animal sciences, microbial sciences and plant sciences
Job Title: Junior Research Fellow
Job ID: SP/253/JRF
No of Posts: 1
Project Title: Polyphasic taxonomy, conservation and Monographic documentation of Indian Aspergillus and Penicillium species ( SP-253)
Funding Agency: DST-SERB
Group/Division: Biodiversity & Palaeobiology (FUNGI) Group
Location: MACS-ARI, Pune
Tenure: Up to 11 March 2019
Eligibility:
Essential: 1st Class M.Sc. Life Sciences/Botany/Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry from recognized University
Desirable: CSIR-UGC NET or GATE qualifiation with research experience/publications in microbial DNA sequencing, fungal culturing protocols, sequence data analysis , fungal phylogeny/ identification/taxonomy.
Age Limit: 28 years, relaxation by 5 years for SC, ST and female & 3 years for OBC candidates.
Salary: Rs.25,000/- + HRA (JRF) per month
How to Apply:
Candidates fulfilling above conditions may apply in the prescribed
format available on the Institute’s website http://www.aripune.org., along with self-attested copies of qualifications, certificates, Passport size photograph, caste certificate issued by competent authority (for reserved category) and application fee of Rs.50/-, payable by Demand Draft only in favor of Agharkar Research Institute, Pune. Display the short list of candidates for interview will be displayed on Institute website by 7 April, 2016 or candidates will be informed through e-mail.Deadline: 5 April, 2016
